1. World Market in 2002 / STS-Cranes 209 units SEW Order Intake
Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. (ZPMC), China 103 units (Q) for Hamburg,LeHavre Ports (DE,FR)
Fantuzzi Group units (Q) for Jurong Port (SG)
Noell China (7), Reggiane (13), Ansaldo/FELS (4)
Shanghai Port Machinery Co. (SPMC), China units (Q) for different ports (all in China)
OMG, Italy unit
Kuenz, Austria unit
KCI Konecranes, Finland unit
Kalmar Group, Finland / Nelcon, Netherlands 3 units (Q)
Liebherr Container Cranes, Ireland 10 units
IMPSA, Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia 2 units (Q)
PACECO, Spain units (Q) 2 for Tilbury Port (UK)
Mitsui Eng.&Shipbuilding (MES), Japan 8 units
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Korea 10 units (Q)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Japan 1 unit
Ishikawajima Heavy Industries (IHI), Japan 3 units
JFE Eng., Japan unit
Doosan Heavy Industries, Korea 7 units (Q)
Kocks Krane, Germany 5 units (Q)
Gottwald, Germany units (Q)
Q = quotations made TOTAL 31 cranes / 15 % share

2. ZPMC / STS-Crane / Port of Salalah, Oman
2.1. STS - Cranes
STS-Crane
Super Post-Panamax /
Post-Panamax Type
Price 6…10 MUSD / crane
Crane Drives
1 or 2 main hoist drives
1 second hoist drive (optional)
1 boom hoist drive
trolley drives ( 1…4 drives )
second hoist trolley drives
gantry drives ( 8…32 drives )
Price 100…300 TUSD / crane
ZPMC / STS-Crane / Port of Salalah, Oman

3. The 4 Important Drives of STS
2.1. STS - Crane
Boom hoist
The 4 Important Drives of STS
Trolley travel
Main hoist
Gantry travel

4. Machine Room for Second Hoist
Machine Room for boom Hoist
Boom
Second Trolley
Machine Room for Second Hoist
Machine Room for Second Hoist
Gantry Drives
Super Post-Panamax Crane Hamburg Port / HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder

5. Different types of STS - Cranes
lifting capacity under spreader from 30 to 70 tons
hoist speed with full load from 45 to 90 m/min
hoist speed without load from 120 to 200 m/min
trolley speed from 150 to 240 m/min
gantry speed from 30 to 60 m/min
boom hoisting time minutes
Rope Towed Trolley ( RTT) and semi-rope trolley crane / the most commonly used
throughput up to 30 containers (lifting)/hour (working cycle 2 min for main hoist and trolley)
Machinery On Trolley (MOT) crane
used when a slewing trolley and cab is needed
lifting capacity and trolley speed lower than those of rope trolley cranes
trolley slew 180 degree in 30 seconds
Dual Hoist Crane ( DHC)
used when high container handling capacity is needed
throughput up to 50 containers (lifting)/hour

6. Different types of STS - Cranes
# RTT crane
2.1. STS - Cranes
Different types of STS - Cranes
1. Weight limit sensor, 2. Platform,
3. Clutch, 4. Trolley rope secure point,
5. Pulley, 6. Stopper, 7. Upper platform,
8. Support construction, 9. Horizontal pulley, 10. Anti-wear block, 11. Direction pulley, 12. Control room.

7. Different types of STS - Cranes
# MOT
Jurong port , Singapore

8. # MOT crane
1. Trolley drive, 2. Wheel, 3. trolley framework, 4. Control room 5. Stopper,
6. Machine platform for main hoist.
7. Drum for main hoist. 8. Position sensor

9. Machinery Area Comparison
Rope Towed Trolley RTT crane machine room
machinery on trolley
MOT crane
main Hoist
main Hoist
Trolley
travel
Add to this service crane support
Electrics next to motions
boom Hoist

10. 2.1. STS - Cranes
Different types of STS - Cranes
# dual hoist crane

11. # dual hoist crane

12. 2.1. STS - Crane
Super Post-Panamax STS - Crane Main Hoist Gear Unit, Boom Hoist Gear Unit Trolley Travelling Gear Units, Gantry Travelling Gear Units Super Post-Panamax STS - Crane for the Port of Los Angeles, USA Technical data of the container crane: Effective load: Container operation: 50,8 t ; Heavy load operation: 61 t Length of boom: Outreach: 52.4 m Backreach: m Track gauge 30.5 m

13. 20 container wide / Super Post-Panamax
2.1. STS - Crane
20 container wide / Super Post-Panamax

14. STS Goose neck boom design - when height is limitation e. g
STS Goose neck boom design - when height is limitation e.g. near airport

15. 16 container wide/ Post Panamax
2.1. STS - Crane
16 container wide/ Post Panamax

16. 2.1. STS - Crane
Port of Hamburg / HHLA
Main Hoist + Secondary Hoist
Two Trolleys, for main hoist and for secondary hoist
32 Gantry Travelling Drives

17. Overhead travelling crane for maintenance purposes
2.1. STS - Crane
Machine Room/ Main Hoist / Boom Hoist / Trolley
Control room for switch gear, PLC etc..
Trolley travel
Overhead travelling crane for maintenance purposes
boom Hoist
main Hoist

18. 2.1. STS - Crane
Machine Room/
Main Hoist

19. Main hoist Layout - 1 reducers with 2 drums
Zhangzhou Port STS, Noell - Main Hoist 3 1 6 3 1 6 4 2 4 5
1. LSS brake, 2. speed switch, 3. HSS brake, kW X 2 Motor, 5. Gear reducer M3PSF120E, 6. Rope drum

20. Less machine space required. Gear size is bigger.
1. LSS brake, 2. speed switch, 3. HSS coupling with brake disc, 4. HSS brake 5. Motor, 6. Speed detector, 7. Gear reducer 8. Rope drum, 9. LSS disc brake. 10. drum support bearing.
Less machine space required.
Gear size is bigger.

21. Main hoist Layout - 2 reducers with 1 drum
1. Brake disc, 2. HSS brake,. speed switch,
3. Reducer, 4. Motor, 5. Speed switch., 6. Drums, 7. HSS coupling, 8. Electric connection / sensor
No drum support bearings.
But too long Drum may cause
misalignment easily.
Usually not recommended

22. Main hoist Layout - 2 reducers with 2 drums
1. Positioning sensor, 2. LSS brake, 3. Motor, 4. HSS coupling with brake disc, 5. Synchronized coupling, 6. HSS brake, 7. Speed sensor, 8. Gear reducer 9. Rope drum, 10. LSS disc brake. 11. drum support bearing.
Smaller gear reducers
Distances between 2 Drums is big,
good for rope during operation.
Occupy too big space,
Synchronize coupling is needed

23. Main hoist in MOT Layout - 2 reducers with 2 drums
1. drum support bearing. 2. Motor, 3. HSS coupling with brake disc, 4. Gear reducer,
5. Cable reel, 6. HSS brake, 7. Wall of machine platform. 8. sensor, 9. Rope drum,

24. 2.1. STS - Crane
Machine Room during installation
Boom Hoist
Emergency brake - multi-caliper disc brake. This brake will be applied automatically when the boom hoisting speed reached 115% of the rated value.

25. Boom hoist Layout - helical gears
Emergency drive power by a separate Electric supply
Boom hoist gear reducer
Emergency brake

26. Boom hoist Layout - Planetary gears
1. Positioning sensor, 2. drum support bearing. 3. LSS brake 4. Rope drum, 5. LSS coupling,
6. Gear reducer, 7. HSS coupling, 8. HSS brake disc, 9. Motor
Occupy less space
Smaller planetary gear reducers
Distances between 2 Drums is big,
good for rope during operation.
Maintenance space is limited.
Too expensive and not commonly used.

27. 2.1. STS - Crane Trolley in MOT
A self-powered trolley. Slower acceleration A rope-towed trolley. This design allows higher Wheel-slip possible speeds and accelerations.The trolley is driven by wire ropes and wire rope drums.

28. Trolley drive Layout - MOT

29. Trolley drive Layout - MOT self powered
1. Wheels
2. Universal coupling
3. brake
4. Brake disc
5. Helical gear
6. HSS Coupling
7. Motor

30. Trolley drive Layout - RTT

31. Trolley drive Layout - RTT Rope towed trolley
1. Drum bearing support
2. Drum
3. Tachometer
4. motor
5. HSS coupling with Brake disc
6. Brake
7. Gear reducer 7 6 4 3

32. Typical Gantry Drive - wheel layout
8 wheels per leg
10 wheels per leg
Selection of right size of gear
unit for gantry is critical, as
the quantity is big
12 wheels per leg

33. 2.1. STS - Crane
Gantry Drive
Drive system includes typically a motor, a disc brake (or a brake motor), bevel-helical shaft mounted gearbox (key connection or shrink disc), motor flange / motor/brake bracket, torque arm

35. horizontal hollow shaft mounted
Bevel helical reducer,
horizontal hollow shaft mounted
Bevel helical reducer,
hollow shaft vertical mounted

36. Helical gear reducer

37. 2.1. STS - Crane
Gantry Drive
Drive system includes typically a motor, a disc brake (or a brake motor), bevel-helical shaft mounted gearbox (key connection or shrink disc), motor/brake bracket, torque arm

39. Rain
Water
run in
KH 97

40. Cap Fully covered
to protect the brake
motor for dusty
environment

41. 1 2 3
1. Motor 18 kW, 2. Gear reducer MC3RLHT02, 3. Motor adaptor and anchoring support (Steel welded)